Tempo Networks
| Broadcast area | Pan-Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Newark, NJ |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Frederick Morton Jr. |
| History | |
| Launched | November 21, 2005 |
| Former names | MTV Tempo |
| Links | |
| Website | www.gottempo.com |
Tempo Networks is a pan-Caribbean television channel that broadcasts Caribbean music and other cultural products. Its programming includes music videos, news, dramas, and documentaries about Caribbean life. Musical genres broadcast include Reggae, Soca, Dancehall, Ska, Calypso, Chutney, Chutney Soca, Reggaeton, and Punta rock. Its programming is mostly in English.
It was launched on November 30, 2005 under the ownership of MTV Networks and corporate parent Viacom. Since 2007, it has been owned by founder Frederick Morton, Jr., and is based in Newark, NJ.
The station broadcasts on Cablevision in the New York Metropolitan Area (Channel 1105), and reaches over 3,500,000 viewers in the Caribbean. It streams live over the internet 24 hours a day.